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American men are stuck in what’s been dubbed a friendship recession, with 20 percent of single men now saying they don’t have any close friends. (www.pbs.org)

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[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 22 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I haven't had a friend in 20 years. All of my male acquaintances are due to my kids' activities or my wife's friend's husbands. I have social anxiety so I don't make much of an effort with people. I also work from home so I don't even have co-workers to get to know. I am somewhat of a modern hermit.

[–] bleepingblorp@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 9 months ago

Less than 20 years and no kids for me, but otherwise yeah same here mostly.